The Accusation

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The Accusation

2021

2h 18m

Drama

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8 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

A young man is accused of rape, but he claims the young woman is only out for revenge. The two protagonists and their loved ones see their lives, their convictions and their certainties shattered.

Jordan Mintzer

The Hollywood Reporter

The film tends to overstay its welcome, mostly because Attal doesn't know when to cut a scene short, or otherwise cut away, and let us think for ourselves.

Sep 14, 2021

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Jonathan Romney

Screen International

It's all too calculated to really breathe as drama, though it's undeniably intelligent, classily mounted and well acted all round.

Sep 14, 2021

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Monica Reid

Far Out Magazine

Yvan Attal’s The Accusation is a tense, complex personal and legal drama dealing in an unusual, purposely ambiguous way with a sexual assault case.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 11, 2024

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José Martín

El antepenúltimo mohicano

Unavoidable film. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Sep 11, 2022

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Javier Ocaña

El Pais (Spain)

A magnificent film that presents the thin line between morality and legality. [Full review in Spanish]

Sep 9, 2022

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Juan Pando

Fotogramas

The film aces by never showing what happened during the litigious night, placing the audience in the jury box... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5/5

Sep 8, 2022

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Moreau D

LES RELATIONS Combien de verité quand l'esprit l'interprete à sa manière? Tout est vrai et tout est faux. Un malaise qui glace la raison. Ce soir, c'est procès et je suis juré. DSK a aimé.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/18/25

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Flixster F

I've mixed feelings about it. While it feels like yet another flick on this topic, the performances and the dialogues are quite impressive to dismiss it. 6.5/10

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/23

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Synopsis

A young man is accused of rape, but he claims the young woman is only out for revenge. The two protagonists and their loved ones see their lives, their convictions and their certainties shattered.

Director: Yvan Attal
Producer: Olivier Delbosc, Yvan Attal
Screenwriter: Yaël Langmann, Yvan Attal, Karine Tuil
Production Co: Curiosa Films, Gaumont, Films Sous Influence, France 2 Cinema, Digital District
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Runtime: 2h 18m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)